America Decides: Democrats Vs. Republicans

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Do you remember the anxiety Kenya was in during our last general election that seemingly went on for over a year? America is currently going through the same as the gear up for their mid-term elections tomorrow which will shape the nation for the next few years after a campaign that left it politically torn, at war with itself over race, and mourning tragedy.

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The stakes are high ahead of the election as this is the first time the country will pass judgement on Donald Trump’s presidency since he took office in 2016.

The biggest question this election is set to answer is: will Republicans be able to keep control of both chambers of Congress? Or will Democrats win one, or both, thus gaining more power to limit Trump’s policy agenda?

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Voters must decide on Tuesday whether to constrain President Donald Trump and his compliant Republicans after the first two years of a demagogic presidency that has widened national divides and has been full of scandals.
The Senate and the House of Representatives make up the upper and lower chambers of Congress, which is the legislative branch of the federal government, and is responsible for making laws. Currently, Republicans have majority in both Chambers.

To take control of the Senate, Democrats need to keep all the seats they currently hold, and take two further seats. To win a majority in the house, they need a net gain of 23 seats.

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With a Senate majority, the Democrats would be able to block cabinet and supreme court appointments whereas, with a House majority, Democrats can significantly hamper Trump’s administration ability to implement its programs and could also begin impeachment proceedings against Trump, though they would need a two-thirds majority in the Senate to remove him from office.
According to polls, Democrats are currently forecast to win the House but not the Senate however, if we go by what happened in 2016 and the surprise the world got, no one can be certain about the results of this mid-term election. Democrats can only hope that their fellow Americans will get a wake up call.
What is your prediction of America’s mid-term election?

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